[noun] a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal; "the argument over foreign aid goes on and on" Synonyms:ation, debate
[noun] a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie; "the editor added the argument to the poem" Synonyms:literary
[noun] a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable